North America vs Sierra Leone: Agricultural raw materials imports (% of merchandise imports)
Agricultural raw materials imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- North America
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 1.6% against 0.7% in North America, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 2.2 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1963 it was North America ahead.
North America ranks 45th and Sierra Leone ranks 47th of 47 groups.
Across the 5 decades both report, North America averaged higher in 3 and Sierra Leone in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North America | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.9% | 0.4% | 8.5% | North America |
| 1970s | 3.6% | 1.1% | 2.5% | North America |
| 1980s | 2.4% | 1.0% | 1.3% | North America |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 5.6% | 4.2% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 1.8% | 0.8% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural raw materials imports, North America or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 1.6% against 0.7% in North America as of 2018.
- What is the difference in agricultural raw materials imports between North America and Sierra Leone?
- 0.9%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Sierra Leone?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2018.
- How do North America and Sierra Leone rank globally for agricultural raw materials imports?
- North America ranks 45th and Sierra Leone ranks 47th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Agricultural raw materials imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Agricultural raw materials comprise section 2 of SITC Rev. 3 (crude materials, inedible, except fuels) excluding divisions 22 (oil-seeds and oleaginous fruits), 27 (crude fertilizers and minerals excluding coal, petroleum, and precious stones), and 28 (metalliferous ores and scrap). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.